Mass Effect 2 sys req out

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9.11.27

..."I thought you were dead"...

Bioware's (a division of Electronic Arts Inc) Mass Effect 2 posted system requirements:

minimum
OS = Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor = 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory = 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Hard Drive = 15 GB
DVD ROM = 1x Speed
Sound Card = DirectX 9.0c compatible
Direct X = DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Input = Keyboard / Mouse
Video Card = 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.

recommended
Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
2 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
DirectX August 2008
DRM req: the same as Dragon Age, which means a simple disc check

Most obvious difference between ME1 & 2 is the Wxp sp3 limitation in ME2 and the DX11 through W7.

The collector's edition should be in retail 26 Jan (North America) and 29 Jan (Europe). Available on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PC. The Mass Effect 2 Collector's Edition will retail at an MSRP of us$69.99 on Xbox 360 and us$59.99 on PC. ref

No word yet on a PC demo but the xbox 20 min demo last summer were overheating at E3
297MB HD trailer